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The Job Market is Soft But Growing
Private employment payrolls increased for the 6th month in a row, an estimated 13,000 workers were added to private payrolls in June, indicating slower job growth than expected. Companies are Increasing Hiring, Budgets.
A recent TalentDrive survey indicates the second and third quarters this year will be the most active hiring periods. CEOs polled in the June 23, 2010 Business Roundtable Second Quarter 2010 CEO Economic Outlook Survey project hiring. "Our member CEOs plan to continue hiring and expect improved sales," said Ivan G. Seidenberg, Chairman of Business Roundtable and Chairman and CEO of Verizon Communications Read the entire article.  |
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High Tech Job Trends
Twitters! And Getting Rid of those Red Phones.
The US rankings in broadband speed, price, adoption rates, and quality are lagging behind former Soviet Republics. But no more, "We are now beginning the next transformation in information technology: the wireless broadband revolution." We'll all be opening a Twitters (sic) account and tossing out the old red phone. In order to accommodate the 3 million iPads sold in 80 days and the proliferation of products such as smartphones, laptop internet connections, and new wireless devices such as Cisco's coming Cius tablet computer running on Google's Android OS, the amount of bandwidth available on the airwaves will almost be doubled. JobsPresident Obama's initiative to unleash a wireless broadband revolution is welcome news. "This initiative will catalyze private-sector investment, contribute to economic growth, and help to create hundreds of thousands of jobs," stated Lawrence Summers, Obama's director of the National Economic Council., and would nearly double the available amount of bandwidth for wireless broadband, from today's 547 megahertz to about 1,000 megahertz. Wireless access is understood to be critical for the US to be competitive in technological innovation and to continue to develop "21st-century jobs".
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Worker Misclassification: DOL Testimony "Widespread and Harmful"
Worker misclassification is the practice of treating a worker who is an employee under the law as something other than an employee, thus depriving the employee of rights and benefits to which they are entitled, a practice called "widespread and harmful" by the Department of Labor.
To address the problem, there is a newly proposed piece of legislation called the "Employee Misclassification Prevention Act".The Senate and the Department of Labor are focusing on the problem of worker misclassification.
There is not a consensus on proposed legislation "Employee Misclassification Prevention Act (H.R. 5107, S. 3254)" however. There will be administration and costs associated with any new compliance.
It is crucial to understand the definition of Employee vs. Independent Contractors. Independent contractors, by definition, are self-employed and because they are not employees, independent contractors are not covered by employment, labor, and related tax laws.
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| Sabbatical:
Career Builder of Career Damper?
There are many good reasons to take a sabbatical. These may be maternity (paternity leave), caring for a sick or elderly relative, personal enrichment or a business endeavor. Pursuing a degree or specialized training is not really a sabbatical. Whatever the reason for your sabbatical, a lot of your success in re-marketing yourself to prospective employers will depend on how you present the sabbatical.
"In my case, I had a one and a half year break in my high-tech career, during which period I was running my own business. That break, however, didn't pose a big problem for me to get a decent job. In fact, I got a great job, with a 33% salary increase over my previous position." - Henry Shen, Engineering QA Manager
What is your experience with:
- hiring someone back from a sabbatical?
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Recruiting on a Diet
by Rob Reeves, President/CEO, Redfish Technology, Inc.
About once a year I'm good for a cleanse. You know those things you've done or heard of friends doing that have you drinking water with some crazy concoction in it and basically not eating from anywhere between 7 and 9 days? This supposedly allows you to rid your body of toxins and clean yourself out. It's usually my wife's idea and I go along grudgingly. I've no idea whether it works or not, but I do know that while doing it, I'm hungry and irritable and spend most of my time trying to be civil to the people around me.
In any case, I'm on day 4 of this process and came across an article talking about how employers in this market are low-balling salaries for new hires and it went on to discuss how, as a candidate, to leverage your negotiating position by utilizing Salary.com and other tools (which can be quite misleading). It occurred to me that in the 15 years of recruiting that I've done, this year is actually one where the candidate's and companies' expectations for compensation are the most in line. Even with the uncertainty in the market, the employment numbers not being stellar and the general turmoil at home and abroad, I'm seeing our clients continue to hire selectively and respectfully - without taking the short sided "low-balling" approach mentioned. Certainly the 10-15% salary bumps for moving to a new company (as commonly practiced in the not too distant past) are fewer and further apart, but I'm not watching massive pay cuts or major discrepancies on the salary subject. As a matter of fact, there seems to be a bit more teamwork and cooperation between employee and employer as we realize that we're all in this together and we'll need to work together to be successful in these challenging times. This may be the silver lining.
It looks to me (misery loves company?) that we're all on a diet. Tighten the belt, lean up but keep moving forward and be ready to handle what's next. Now, back to my "delicious shake"....
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| Top Talent Sampler of the Month
We have the priviledge of working with some exceptional talent. Take a look at these folks who are currently looking, or contact us to recruit top talent that may not be actively looking.
High Tech Sector:
- Product Marketing Manager. 3+ years in the insurance industry, primarily outbound focused. BS out of Berkeley.
- Senior Account Executive. 5+ years in the SaaS industry, MBA from Carnegie Mellon. Lives in the Bay Area.
- Senior Product Manager/Technical Sales: Mobile/Wireless/VoIP, experience with both handset/wireless and operator/carrier sides of the business
- Embedded Test Engineer: Strong skills C coding, Firmware/Software, located Northeast US.
- Software Developer: with 5 years of C# and Java; 6 months of Objective-C; additional experience includes C++, JavaScript, PHP, Flash, IIS, Apache, and MySQL. BS in CS from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. US Citizen looking for an East coast opportunity.
- Senior Quality Assurance Engineer: 10 years implementing multiple end-to-end CRM and SFA/Mobile Intelligence solutions. Developed and implemented test cases and scripts; 7 years of team lead experience including leading offshore teams. Linux, Windows, VMWare, QTP 9.2, Quality Center 9.2, Load Runner 9.2. US Citizen looking for East Coast opportunity.
To find specific talent, recruit where you can't and secure other human resources and sourcing services, contact Redfish Technology today.
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Meet Rob
Rob Reeves, President/CEO Redfish Technology, Inc.
"Rob, takes time to understand the open position, team dynamics and company objectives. He does a great job on screening potential candidates and only presents real opportunities."
- Mark McCabe, first hired Rob as a recruiter in 2006, and hired him multiple times.
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Health Care Bill signed June 25
H.R. 3962: Affordable Health Care for America Act
For a summary of the bill's provisions, click here.
Introduced October 2009, the bill was approved by the Senate and signed by President Obama in June 2010. It will become law once administrative actions are complete.
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Reference Checks Take Out 1 in 5 Candidates
A new survey shows that 21% of candidates are taken out of consideration when the reference check is performed.
Hiring managers predominantly are seeking to more information on a candidate's past duties and experience.
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About Redfish
Redfish Technology, Inc. specializes in sourcing talent in high tech and green energy sectors. Recruiting since 1996, the company offers nationwide coverage and boasts offices in Silicon Valley, the East Coast and the Intermountain West.
Our Mission:
Redfish is committed to providing the most progressive recruiting service by creating a partnership with our clients while upholding the highest standards of honesty, integrity, excellence, and performance.
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